Pastors Health & Wellness

Professional Supervision & Mentoring

Professional Supervision
Mentoring

Professional Supervision

Building Resilience Not Managing Crisis

Pastors are encouraged by the ACC National Executive to engage in regular Professional Supervision Sessions to provide external perspectives and professional help in the varied issues Pastors face in ministry. Note the amendments to our code below.

Amendments to the ACC Pastor’s Code of Conduct:

DEVELOPMENT

ACC ministers are encouraged to undertake ongoing professional development, through a variety of means, such as education, professional supervision, peer support and/or mentoring.

SUPERVISION

To serve well and maintain personal and professional health amidst difficult and complex pastoral situations, ACC Ministers are strongly encouraged to engage in a professional supervision session on a regular basis.

Supervision

Professional Supervision (Pastoral) provides a safe, confidential space for pastors and leaders to discuss what’s happening in their ministry with someone who is trained to provide this support.  It follows the Biblical principle of discipleship and having partners in ministry, modelled by Jesus in Matthew 6: 6, 7, 30-32, providing encouragement, accountability and time out to rest and reflect. Supervision provides personal and professional development, helps people to gain perspective, identify their core values and to understand more about themselves and why they respond or react the way they do. Supervision assists people to thrive in leadership and ministry, stay in their calling, do what they love to do, make good choices, have good boundaries and practice holistic self-care. The great flow on effect of this is the health of our families and churches.

Meet Susan Marcuccio who oversees Australian Supervisors

  • National Supervision Director Chaplaincy Australia
  • Trainer and Board Member Australasian Association of Supervision
  • Chair of Training Standards Australasian Association of Supervision
  • Pastor

For more information on connecting with suitable supervisors, contact:

Susan Marcuccio at susan.marcuccio@iinet.net.au. See video below for a description of “Professional Supervision”.

To get you started finding a Professional Supervisor to suit you follow this link

Professional Supervisors

Mentoring

Mentoring compliments Professional Supervision with a more personal yet intentional relationship.

Romans 12:11-13a MSG

Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.

Purpose of Mentoring

  • Assists pastors ongoing health, personal development and growth.
  • Focusses on pastor’s character development and spiritual growth.
  • Realigns pastors with their real God given identity.
  • Builds a supportive relationship that walks alongside the pastor.

Goal of Mentoring

  • Going deeper to be able to go further
  • Pastor’s inner world to be transformed by God before trying to change the outside world.
  • To help pastors thrive and flourish in life and ministry.
  • This in turn determines how well churches grow and the quality and effectiveness of the churches mission.

Mentors

  • Trained but not regulated
  • Possess significant years of experience in ACC pastoring and leadership
  • Recommended and approved by the State Executive and the Health & Wellbeing Team.
  • Recommend a mentor outside of your church (although mentors within your church are also very helpful)

Mentoring Recommendations

  • Select a suitable mentor from the bank of mentors on this website
  • Initiate contact and schedule meeting times
  • Meet between 4 – 8 times per year live or via zoom
  • Each session approximately 1.5 hours.
  • Set a timeline to review continuing the mentoring relationship

To get you started finding a Mentor to suit you follow this link

Mentors